Final Exam Vocab

Quagmire

Noun
A position or situation which is unpleasant or hazardous

Sordid

Adjective
corrupt, foul, repulsive, dirty

Salient

Adjective
prominent among a number of objects

Proclivity

Noun
an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing.

Insidious

Adjective
To have many plots.

Dictum

Noun
A formal pronouncement from an authoritative source

Capricious

Adjective
Characterized by play of wit or fancy; humorous, fantastic, conceited

Pious

Adjective
Devoutly religious

Lithesome

Adjective
pliant, supple, agile

Desiccated

Adjective
deprived or free of moisture; dried

Ratiocination

Noun
The action or process of reasoning

Detritus

Noun
worn away or down by detrition, decomposition

Modicum

Noun
a moderate or limited amount

Tacit

Adjective unspoken, unvoiced, silent, emitting no sound; but implied

Involute

Adjective
involved or intricate.

Sable

Adjective

of the color black: dark, gloomy.

Frivolity

Noun
lack of seriousness; lightheartedness.

Unostentatious

Adjective
not characterized by vulgar or pretentious display

Chagrin

Noun
Distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated.